Another Northwest Company Trading Post?

[@DanielKearney-zp6gp]

Great video Eric, Thanks for taking us along. How awesome that you would find a kettle with wooden utensils inside. That was buried deep enough to have been buried on purpose. Keep up the good work.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you, that is what I think as well. I think it was buried with food inside for preservation. Food pits were a common way to preserve food.

[@jasonkrzyzanski1593]

Absolutely awesome! Great finds!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks for the visit

[@JanG-0430]

Wow!!! Great finds! 😮

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks for watching

[@gingerkeiffer5899]

Awesome saves Eric … thank you for taking us along ! Loved the wooden bowl at the end!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed.

[@OffTrailTreasures]

Cool video! Jealous of the history you're in! Such a fine era to be detecting for.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you, I agree such a unique era in North American history.

[@fishinwidow35]

That ear bob is amazing!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you. I have never found one with so many triangles

[@wvdigrrr9509]

look forward to you videos...great stuff!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Awesome, thank you!

[@peterleray6084]

Great video!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching

[@claudemarois4846]

Beautiful finds, congrats !

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Glad you enjoyed, thanks for watching

[@jonniewalker6925]

Great to see your display boxes. I’d like to see more when you get a chance OK

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Will do. I’m thinking some collection videos this winter.

[@NathanPowers-y5g]

Good Luck and Thanks, Indiana Nathan.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you very much.

[@Garygulf1991]

Awesome finds !

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks for coming

[@granvillewooster7673]

Awesome video thank you so very much for sharing 👍👍❤️

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks for watching

[@guyloborec7850]

I dream about finding this type of stuff. I’m in Oklahoma so we are able to get close to the 1700’s in some places. You are living the dream my friend!!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you for enjoying it with me.

[@treasuretom13]

Beautiful finds! Regarding that flared ramrod holder: Regarding the "ETC" Hawken... The rifle is .50 caliber. The other (muzzle) end of the rod has a brass ferule. It is made from seamless brass tubing, flared at the end to form a trumpet (bell shape), and is open on the end.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks for the education on this. I love learning more about the pieces I find.

[@williamstewart1378]

love watching the stuff you find wow

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you very much!

[@johnmills7565]

Love your videos

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks for watching!

[@douglasangeloni9835]

Love it all. Great stuff!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks so much!

[@billbalchnbob]

Great job!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks for the visit

[@malcolmprice9220]

Very cool

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks much for watching

[@richardklapka5147]

Awesome saves!!! Rk.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks much.

[@gregcook7883]

That weird wooden thing you dug up with that striker looked like it could have possibly been a wooden awl. It looked burnt, which can help preserve and harden wood. Just a thought. Thanks for another great vid.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

It was definitely unique and purposefully created for something. You could be correct on the Awl guess.

[@Tipp_Of_The_Mitt]

Nice finds.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks for coming

[@grandmakellymcdonald]

boom let's go let's go treasure and adventure ✌👵

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks much

[@VFTC678]

Imagine the incredible stories this site could tell if it was excavated with the help of a university? They would probably love to see and document your collection! What you found is not just rare, it’s one of the rarest fur-trade era site types out there!

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you for the suggestion. I will consult our local archeologist and see if they are interested.

[@billroberts5779]

Nice used to run a nautilus dmc2 doing contract archeology down south. Brings back a lot of memories.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

That’s awesome! I can only imagine the impressive finds you saved in those sites.

[@williamstaehely1123]

That is one sick ear bob

[@Eric_Detectorist]

I’ve never found one so decked out.

[@donreed417]

Such history. Makes me wonder if anyone ever detected rendezvous sites in Western America

[@Eric_Detectorist]

I have friends in Wisconsin and Minnesota who find similar sites with similar artifacts. All along know trade routes.

[@peterleray6084]

Buttplate is from a Northwest Trade gun.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Pete, I always look forward to your insights. That’s again for the ID.

[@kevinbovin7856]

Did you throw away the bone awl when you found the striker?

[@Eric_Detectorist]

It was wood and I did keep it. Not sure if it’s natural but seems hand carved.

[@twofeathersnmi]

Wooden bowls were called "Trenchers," and if you didn't clean them well, micro bugs would grow on them and get in your mouth, hence the name "Trench Mouth."

[@Eric_Detectorist]

I had never heard that before. Thank you so much for sharing. Very interesting indeed.

[@acrosstheboard3207]

The soil there is crazy it looks like gray beach sand.

[@Eric_Detectorist]

It is very sandy soil and it preserves the finds very well.

[@acb381]

Dang

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thanks much

[@peterleray6084]

That ramrod entry thimble is french

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Wow, thanks Peter. It was one I hadn’t seen before and didn’t look like the typical British Trade guns I usually see.

[@johnmills7565]

Entry tumble for muzzle loader ram rod

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you for the ID.

[@jwilson5465]

The copper pot with the wooden spoons looks like a burial offering

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Could be, but I definitely didn’t find any remains. I did find food in the pot so I believe it was a food pit. This was a common way to preserve food.

[@acb381]

Sandy soil

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Yes, very lucky. Easy digging.

[@williamstaehely1123]

Love your videos

[@Eric_Detectorist]

Thank you very much!